Fri. 1/15 - Wikipedia As An MMORPG & A Pigeon on Trial

A couple of stories for the birds today. First, ravens at the Tower of London are living up to their collective name of a conspiracy of ravens by possibly foretelling the fall of Britain. And a pigeon in Australia who was almost sentenced to death by government officials. Plus, the many ways in which Wikipedia is like an MMORPG. And, because I know we all want to relive it so badly, introducing 2020: The Game.

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Links:

• A Raven Queen Vanishes, and Britain Checks a Prophecy (NY Times)
• Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia (AP) 
• US pigeon that crossed Pacific to Australia faces death (The New Daily)
• Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG (Wired)
• Wikipedia is an MMORPG (Wikipedia)
• 2020 Game
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter